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Originally Posted by FlyBri
Folks have talked about the multi-generational 'custodian' trees. These trees all started their Bonsai lives - and began to take on their Bonsai foundation, structure and character - somewhere. I'm happy to be that anonymous "somewhere". If I manage to leave as my legacy even one tree that warrants care - serious Bonsai-style care - I'll rest well.
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Good for you, Brian, that's the spirit! I just love to see people taking the leap of faith and taking it to the next level.
I understand what Hans is trying to say: why not you be the guy who sells that great material to the next master. But I see it a little differently: the most important thing is not how much others have done, but
how much more you can do to improve the tree.
Brian paid a higher price for two reasons: character, and tremendous potential. When you buy character, you save 10 years, if you compare it to young nursery stock. That's because you need to spend the first 10 years just to develop character. The potential then comes with the existing character, and the fact that the tree is yet unstyled.